metasearch engines

The metasearch engines tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussion of tools that combine results from multiple search providers into a single page. Coverage centers on SearXNG, the free, open-source metasearch engine that queries services such as Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Wikipedia without advertising, and can be used through a public instance or self-hosted. Threads examine the practical trade-offs of that setup, including control over which engines see your queries, cleaner results pages, and the privacy caveat that self-hosting can expose your home IP address to enabled engines. The focus is on how these tools change who sits between you and the search providers.